Cabinet for clothes-rack arms.



A. A. TAYLOR.

CABINET FOR GLOTHES RACK ARMS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, 1908.

928,081. Patented July 13, 1909.

ADRIAN A. TAYLOR, OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.

CABINET FOR CLOTHES-RACK ARMS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1909.

Application filed. March 23, 1908. Serial No. 422,764.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADRIAN A. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lincoln, in the county of Lancaster and State of Nebraska,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinets forClothes-Rack Arms, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to cabinets for co11- taining elongated articlessuch as the arms of knockdown clothes racks and has for its object theimprovement of the cabinet by providing it with a bottom to one of thelong sides of the box and supported when in an open position by flexiblemembers to form stops for the articles but permitting them to be removedfrom the box by sliding them end wise.

The construction and advantages of my improved rack will be describedhereinafter and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure1 is a front view of the box containing my improved rack, Fig. 2, asimilar view showing the rack arms in position, Fig. 3, an end view, andFig. l, an end view showing a modification of the arrangement of therack arms.

In the drawings similar reference charac ters indicate correspondingparts throughout the several views.

1 indicates a box forming the frame of my improved rack which is adaptedto be secured to the wall of a room or any other suitable uprightsupport by means of eye loops 2. The bottom 3 of the box is hinged atthe back so as to swing down and be caught by chains or other flexiblefastenings 4L so that the rack arms 5 may be removed by pulling them outat either end.

6 indicates hooks or other catches to secure the bottom 8 in a closedposition. The

top is divided longitudinally in two pieces 7 and 8, the piece 7 nearestthe back being secured to the box while the other piece 8 is hinged topiece 7. The front of the box 9 has its upper edge below the upper edgesof side pieces 10 a suflicient distance to permit the arms 5 when inposition to lie in a horizontal position, the notches 5" in said armsresting on the top edge of the front 9, while the rear ends of the armsrest against the piece 7.

11 indicates a strip secured under the front edge of hinged top piece 8that covers the space between the upper edges of the sides and the upperedge of the front when the box is closed.

12 indicates books or other catches for holding the hinged top in aclosed position.

In Fig. 4 is shown a modified form of device in which two or moresupporting pieces 13 are secured as are the arms 5 in Figs. 2 and 3 withnotches 13 to seat on the upper edge of front 9 and having notches 13 intheir upper edges in which rest the rack arms 14 which are parallel withthe front of the box instead of projecting therefrom as shown in thepreferred form.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is- In a cabinet, at boxhaving its bottom hinged to swing downwardly, and flexible memberssecured to the box and to the edge of the bottom board opposite to thehinged side and intermediate of the ends thereof to form stops for thecontents of the box when the bottom is lowered.

In testimony whereof I hereto aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

ADRIAN A. TAYLOR.

WVitnesses:

HARRY Lnnwro, A. L. MILTONBERGER.

